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If you’re one of the few who picked up a Motorola Xoom with hopes of rocking Verizon’s LTE network, the wait is sort of over. The upgrade requires putting a 4G radio in your device, which means you’ll have to ship the tablet to Verizon to do so. While the process is slightly unruly and Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110929_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon announced the Kindle Fire, a $200 7-inch tablet computer. The device is Wi-Fi only and an Amazon Prime account gives you access to thousands of e-books and streaming videos. You can also download apps through Amazon’s Android app store. The tablet ships November 15th with pre-orders Continue Reading →

Re-syndicated from MediaBizBloggers.com A creative genius cannot be trained. There are no schools for creativeness. A genius is precisely a man who defies all schools and rules, who deviates from the traditional roads of routine and opens up new paths through land inaccessible before. A genius is always a teacher, never a pupil; he is Continue Reading →

I had the good fortune this week to co-lead a discussion at the new Digital World Expo in Las Vegas with Lynn Ingham and John Durham. I was grateful for the opportunity because selling things up the ladder internally is something I really used to suck at, but thanks in part to lessons I learned Continue Reading →

Yahoo!, the last traditional media company, is in deep trouble. Just like AOL, MSN and Forbes.com – dinosaurs founded in a time where media agencies had to manage scarcity. The Yahoo! Homepage used to be part of a digital media plan just like buying commercials during the NFL season for beer brands. Two things changed: Continue Reading →

Facebook has formed a political action committee in order to make contributions during upcoming elections. The company already has four registered lobbyists in its DC office and is funneling more money than ever into legislative debates. Facebook has already spent over half a million dollars this year lobbying the government. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

Microsoft launched the newest release of its mobile operating system called Mango. The upgrade includes over 500 updates including Office applications, and further Skype and Xbox Live integration. If you have a Windows Phone, check Microsoft’s website to find out when your device can be upgraded. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

At the Broadband World Forum, Google pressed its initiative to bring free gigabit speed Internet connectivity to the United States. Google is proliferating hi-speed Internet mainly as a way to test its projects that can’t perform on readily available broadband. Read the full article at CNet.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110928_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook has formed a political action committee in order to make contributions during upcoming elections. The company already has four registered lobbyists in its DC office and is funneling more many than ever into legislative debates. Facebook has already spent over half a million dollars this year Continue Reading →

According to a report by CNet, Sprint Nextel is working on its own Long-Term Evolution network starting in early 2012. The deployment of a 4G network will be critical if Sprint is to grow as a competitor to Verizon and AT&T, both of which have a more robust LTE infrastructure. The upgrade would also replace Continue Reading →